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1?. M. BAKER. GORDING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES. No. 445,861.

Patented Jan.27,1891.

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v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK. M. BAKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO JULIUS M. COHN, OF SAMEPLACE.

CORDING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,361, dated January2'7, 1891.

Application filed June 30,1890. Seria1No. 357,209. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be a known that I, FRANK. M. BAKER, of

New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventeda new Im- 5 provement in Cording Attachments for Sewin g-Machines; and Ido hereby declare the following, when taken in connection withaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to bea full, clear, and to exact description of the same, and which saiddrawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a plan view of a cording attachment embodying my invention;Fig. 2, a reverse plan view of the forward endthereof; Fig. 3, a view ofthe attachment partly in side elevation and partly in vertical centralsecticn; Fig. 4, a broken plan view of a section of fabric re-enforcedwith three parallel staystrips applied under an overlay.

My invention relates to an improved cording attachment for multipleneedle sewingmachines, for use in applying cords or staystrips tocorsets under an overlay, as distin- 2 F guished from placing thembetween two thicknesses of fabric, the object being to provide forrightly guiding two or more cords or staystrips under the overlay, whichis at the same time both folded and fed.

Vith this end in view my invention consists in a presser-foot providedwith three or more staggered needle -holes and a cording attachmenthaving a multiple cord or staystrip guide divided into isolated passagesar- 5 ranged in line with the spaces between the needle-holes in thepresser-foot, and in certain details of construction and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

0 As herein shown, the presser-foot A is provided at its rear end withthe usual socket B, to receive the presser-bar of the machine, to whichthe attachment is applied. The said presser-foot has four needle-holes 0formed in it to receive as many needles mounted in a multipleneedlehead, which is not shown. These holes are arranged out of line with eachother or staggered so as to leave space between them, the width whereofdetermines the sepao ration of the lines of stitching, The forward endof the foot is turned upward, as at D, and

has a folder E, of any approved construction, secured to its underface.-

The multiple guide F, which comprises my present invention, is rigidlysecured to the under face of the folder and near the lower end thereof.If desired, however, it may be pivotally attached thereto. As hereinshown,. the guide consists of a fiat loop of sheet metal interiorlydivided by two parallel bars Ginto three separate longitudinal passagesrespect ively arranged in line with the three spaces between the fourneedle-holes in the presserfoot, so that the guide keeping the cords orstay-strips properly separated will direct them into the said spaces,and hence between the lines of stitching.

Fig. 4 shows a section II of fabric, to which an overlay I has beenapplied by four parallel rows of stitching J forming three pocket-s orcases for as many stay-strips K K K. The n umber of needle-holes in thepresser-foot and the number of isolated passages in the guide may ofcourse be varied according to the number of cords or stay strips whichit is designed to apply at any one time. By making the guide independentof the folder I secure aniple room laterally for the arrangement of thepassages with respect to the needle-holes and also avoid theinterference of material which must result when the cloth and cords arefed in together, and particularly when more than two cords are beingused. The particular construction of the multiple guide may of course bevaried, nor is it limited to use with a presser-foot and folder of theparticular construction shown. I would therefore have it understood thatI do not limit myself to the exact construction set forth, but holdmyself at liberty to make such changes as fairly fall 0 within thespirit and scope of my invention.

I am aware that a cording attachment for a multiple-needlesewing-machine having a cord-guidelocated within a folder is not new,and I do not, therefore, broadly claim the com- 5 bination of a folderand cord-guide.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cording attachment for sewing-ma- I00 chines having a presser-footprovided with three or more staggered needle-holes, afolder located atthe forward end of the presser-foot, and a multiple cord or stay-stripguide constructed with two or more isolated passages respectivelyarranged in line with the spaces between the needle-holes,the said guidebeing made independent of the folder and located below the same, wherebyample room for arranging the passages with respect to the needle-holesis secured and the interference and chafing of the fabric and the cords0r strips avoided, substantially as described.

2. A cording attachment for multiple-needie sewingmachines having apresserfoot

